This is Washington's farewell address, after all, so it's probably good for him to mention why he's saying farewell. Washington begins and ends his address by talking about his retirement to his fa...

Washington repeatedly talks about the United States, in a variety of terms like "the country" or "the nation." That's not unusual for an American president—you'll still hear a lot of that kind of...

Washington uses the term "union" a lot in this address—13 times, to be exact. Similar to some of his other rhetorical devices, he's really pushing the "let's be one big happy family" theme. It's...

Washington brings up the human heart a few times in his farewell address, as a way to add some emotional heft to the text. He references both his own heart and the hearts of the people. It's an eff...